Australian trio advances to final US Open qualifying round

Three Australian tennis players—Chris O'Connell, Tristan Schoolkate, and Storm Hunter—have advanced to the final qualifying round of the US Open in New York.

Chris O'Connell secured a 7-5 6-4 victory over Nicolai Budkov Kjaer, demonstrating strength at the net and effective break-point management. He will next face Hungary's Zsombor Piros. Tristan Schoolkate won a lengthy two-hour and five-minute match against Seongchan Hong, finishing 6-4 7-6 (8-6) despite a high number of unforced errors.

In the women's qualifying, Storm Hunter staged a comeback to defeat Yeonwoo Ku 4-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-0. Hunter is scheduled to play Latvia's Darja Semenistaja in her final qualifying match. Meanwhile, Priscilla Hon was eliminated from the tournament by Taiwan's Joanna Garland in straight sets.